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Mistral Medium 3.5 vs Kimi Linear

Mistral
Mistral Medium 3.5
Moonshot AI
Kimi Linear
Overview
CompanyMistralMoonshot AI
Release dateApr 29 2026Oct 2025
Model type
Open sourceYesYes
Specifications
Parameters
128B
48B
Context window
256k
Benchmarks
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
77.6%
Timeline
Release gapKimi Linear shipped 210 days before Mistral Medium 3.5

Which is better: Mistral Medium 3.5 or Kimi Linear?

Mistral Medium 3.5 and Kimi Linear don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Kimi Linear shipped 210 days before Mistral Medium 3.5, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Mistral Medium 3.5 has 128B parameters, while Kimi Linear has 48B.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Mistral Medium 3.5 and Kimi Linear don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

When was Mistral Medium 3.5 released?
Mistral Medium 3.5 was released by Mistral on Apr 29 2026.
When was Kimi Linear released?
Kimi Linear was released by Moonshot AI on Oct 2025.

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